The
President of North Korea is the Commander-in-Chief
of the Armed Forces. The total active manpower is
around 1,150,000 military personnel. There is also
a paramilitary force with 200,000 security forces
and border guards. The conscription is five years
in the army, up to 10 years in the navy and three
years in the Air Force.
The land forces of North Korean army are around 1,055,000
soldiers, including 70,000 commando forces and 500,000
reserves personnel, with the structure:
20 Corps HQs, 2 armoured divisions, 27 infantry divisions,
5 mechanised divisions, 6 independent armoured brigades,
4 artillery brigades, 20 independent artillery regiments,
2 Sol-to-Air missile divisions, 4 Ground-to-Ground
regiments, 1 Ground-to-Ground missile brigade, 5 airborne
battalions.
Special Forces with 6 sniper brigades, 17 reconnaissance
battalions, 3 amphibious regiments, 9 light infantry
brigades.